Building-block and wall constructed thereof.



- S. STRONG. BUILDING BLOCK AND WALL GONSTRUUTED .THEREOFl APPLICATIONFILED rms. 1o. 190s.

Patented May 4, 1909.

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UNITED STATES lI/TENT OFFICE.

lSUTTON STRONG, OF TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, ASSIG'NOR TO TIrlE STRONGCONCRETE PROD- UCTS COMPANY, OF TERRE HAUTE,

INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

BUILDING-BLOCK AND WALL CONSTRUCTED THEREOF.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Application filed February 10, 1908. Serial No. 415,268.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SUTTON STRONG, citizen of the United States,residing at Terre Haute, in the county of Vigo and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Building-Blocks andWalls Constructed Thereof, of which the following is a specification. i

My invention relates to building blocks and to walls constructedtheieof, and particularly contemplates the provision of a novellyconstructed block which is adapted to the construction of walls of theinterlocked spaced block type, and in which a better circulation of airis effected without implairing the strength of the blocks or the wa Myinvention further and specifically resides in the following features ofconstruction and arrangement to be hereinafter described with referenceto the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, inwhich like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout theseveral figures and in which,

Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of a wall under constructionaccording to my invention, and with my improved blocks. Fig. 2 is aperspective View of the saine. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of thebonding tie. Fig. l is a perspective view of one of my improved wallblocks. Fig. 5 is a similar view of one of the spacing blocks. Fig. 6 isa plan view of a portion of the wall of more than one thickness, andFig. 7 is a sectional perspective vicw through a' portion of the wallillustrating the construction, and the vertical and horizontal airpassages thereof. Y

In the practical embodiment of my invention, I provide a plurality ofwall blocks 5, adapted to be laid in spaced parallel lines upon theirlongitudinal edges and having their fiat faces 6 extending outwardly,and` their opposite faces 7 provided with longitudinal inwardlyextending shoulders 8 facing the similar shoulders of the blocks of theopposite line, adapted to contact with spacing members inserted betweenthe parallel lines or blocks, to afford longitudinal passage of airbetween the blocks and said spacing members, as shown at 9 in Fig. 1.The wall blocks 5 are further provided with a relatively deep recess 10extending continuously therearound and approximately centrally of itsedges, and adapted to `aline with the similar recesses of the adjacentblocks to provide for the reception and rctention of an opening orieinforcing agent.

` Said blocks are further of their length and through each of the lshoulders S with a transverse short recess 11 communicating with therecess 10, and pro l viding for the reception and retention of areinforcing agent spanning the parallel l lines of blocks. Extendingupwardly between the parallel lines of building blocks 1 5, andcontacting the longitudinal shoulders l S, with the sides thereof, arespacing blocks l 12, having centrally longitudinal recesses 18 l cut intheir ends, and laid end upon end to l register their said recesses 13.

l The spacing blocks 12 are of such length, and so formed, as to bi'ealjoi1it with the building blocks 5, that is to say, on each l level ofthe wall, the joints of alternate series of the blocks 12, aline withthe joints l of the blocks 5. lllhen so alined, a binding i tie 14:,having angularly bent ends 15, is

l adapted to be inserted within, and extending through the alinedrecesses 13, in the l ends of the spacing blocks 12, and through thetransif'erse recesses 11, in the longitul, dinal shoulders 8 of thebuilding blocks 5, in

which position the angular headed ends 15 l of said members 111-. willextend within the continuous recess 10 of the building` blocks 5 on eachside of said recess 11, and will binding agent inbc held therein by the10, between the sorted within said recess l adjacent buildingl blocks 5.Thus it will be seen that I provide a simple and inexpensive form ofbuilding l block which may be readily employed in the l construction ofan approved form of wall. in such manner that vertical and horizontalpassage of the air is etlected without in any l way impairing thestrength of the blocks or l of the wall, and whereby the blocks formingthe wall may be strongly bound together.

Having described my invention, I claim: In a wall of the characterdescribed, the combination of inner and outer spaced parallel lines ofbuilding blocks, each of said blocks being provided with shouldersformed upon their inner faces along their upper and lower longitudinaledges, and extending toward one another, separate spacing blocksextending upwardly between said parallel lines of blocks, centrally of,and at provided centrally the ends of each of said blocks, and abuttingonly the said shoulders of said blocks, said spacing blocks beingarranged in two series each breaking edges of alternate tiers of saidblocks, and having recesses in their` abutting ends eX- tendingtransversely Vof the wall, said building blocks having continuousrecesses extending centrally along` and within the edged faces thereof,and having' recesses extending centrally and transversely of the saidshoulders and formed in the outer surfaces thereof to communicate withsaid continuous recesses, and bonding ties extending through saidtransverse recesses of said shoulders and through the alining ends ofjoint with the longitudinalV alternate ones of said spacing blocks, andhaving angular ends for engagement within said continuous recesseswhereby the said spacing blocks abut only the said shoulders of the saidbuilding blocks to allow for the Vertical and horizontal pass betweenand to prevent JLne passage of moisture to the inner line of buildingblocks, 1 substantially as described.

i In testimony whereof l affix niy signature in presence or" twowitnesses. l

SUTTON STRQNG.

Vivitnesses l J. M. VIcKRoY, l C. M. TROUT.

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